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The theory of the leisure class

Paperback • 1994 • English

The theory of the leisure class

By Thorstein Veblen

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In his best-known work, The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), Veblen appropriated Darwin's theory of evolution to analyze the modern industrial system. While industry itself demanded diligence, efficiency, and cooperation, businesspeople - in opposition to engineers and industrialists - were interested only in making money and displaying their wealth in what Veblen coined "conspicuous consumption." Veblen's keen analysis of the psychological bases of American social and economic inst...Show more

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ISBN

9780486280622

Publisher

Dover

Published year

1994

Language

English

Original title

The theory of the leisure class

Format

Paperback

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